Prof. Dr. Matthias Kneussel

since 2017

Director of ZMNH

Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg

2018

Call for Full Professor, Director

Leibniz Institute Magdeburg (declined)

2016-2023

Speaker

DFG-Research Unit FOR 2419

2015 – 2019

Executive Committee Member

German Neuroscience Society, NWG

2014-2017

Speaker

Research Network, Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg

2012

Call for Full Professor, Director

Medical University of Vienna (declined)

2010-2013

Vice Speaker

DFG Research Unit FOR 885

2010

Full Professor, Head of Dept. of Molecular Neurogenetics

Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg

Focussed on molecular and cell biological techniques in combination with mouse genetics and mouse behavioral analysis

2006

Award

Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation, Heidelberg

2005

Habilitation in Molecular Biology and Genetics

University of Hamburg, Dept. of Biology

2004

Habilitation in Biochemistry

University of Frankfurt/Main, Dept. of Biochemistry

2002-2009

Research Group Leader/Assistant Professor

Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg

Research focus on trafficking of synaptic receptors and associated proteins during plasticity

2001

Young Investigator Award

German Neuroscience Society (NWG)

1999-2002

Junior Group Leader of Neurotransmitter Receptor Group

Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Dept. of Neurochemistry, Prof. Heinrich Betz, Frankfurt/Main

1997-1999

Postdoc

Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt/Main

Investigation of the synaptic anchoring of glycine and GABA-A receptors via gephyrin

1997

Dr. rer.nat.

University of Darmstadt

1994-1997

PhD-Project

University College London (UCL), Dept. of Pharmacology, UK

Application of homologous recombination and the Cre-loxP technology to generate NMDA receptor knock-in mutants

1993

Diploma in Biology

University of Darmstadt and Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysics Frankfurt/Main